Mesmerized

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Mesmerized

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Like the better known The Piano, Mesmerized is a period drama about a woman caught in a loveless marriage. A young orphan (Jodie Foster) marries a much older merchant (John Lithgow, with Kiwi accent). Hypnotism and voyeurism feature. Mesmerized (aka My Letter to George) was inspired by the case of Adelaide Bartlett in London. Shot mainly in the Bay of Islands, the movie was a co-production between RKO and New Zealand's Challenge Corporate Services. Actors' Equity protested at non-Kiwi actors ...

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Video

Date created

1984

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/mesmerized-1984

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my letter to george / shocked / waimate mission house / bay of islands / rats / 1880s / 1980s / eighties / challenge corporate services / 1880 / coproduction / period drama / voyeurism / choir / orphan / marriage / arranged marriage / hypnotism / hypnosis / scissors

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